 The current cathedral was designed in the Arts and Crafts Gothic Revival style by John Henry Eastwood (1843–1913), a Leeds-born and London-based architect with previous experience in designing church buildings, much work was also carried out by his assistant, Sydney Kyffin Greenslade (1866–1955).The layout of the cathedral incorporated no wings, in order to accommodate it on the small site.Building work began in the autumn of 1901 and the cathedral opened in 1904.